Area News
What I learned from dying; I put a ring on it
I have big news this week. I got engaged! To paraphrase Beyonce, I liked it so I put a ring on it. Last Thursday, on the one-year anniversary of my girlfriend Jamie and I officially becoming a couple, I asked her to marry me and she replied with a resounding yes. Now the ask wasn’t…
Read MoreLewisport City Council; ditch work complaint
Edward Miller of 1395 Washington Avenue in Lewisport appeared before the Lewisport City Council last Thursday evening to complain about work the city performed on a drainage ditch that runs behind his house. Approximately two weeks before Mother’s Day this year a city work crew dipped out about half of the ditch that runs across…
Read MoreHCHS marching band advances to semi-state
The Hancock County high school marching band finished third in the west regional band contest Saturday and advances to semi-state competition on October 30. The regional competition took place at warren East High School in Bowling Green, KY. “I thought they did really well,” Hancock County high school band director Zach Buskill said. “They sounded…
Read MoreHancock District Court Docket for Tuesday, October 19, 2021
The Hancock County District Court Arraignment Docket for Tuesday, October 19, 2021. The Honorable John McCarty presiding. Probate Court The estate of Martha A. Husk, case scheduled for motion hour. The case continued to 12-21-21. The estate of Kinsey Marie Fleming, case scheduled for review. The court issued a notice stipulating inventory to be filed…
Read MoreHancock Accidents
Branch hanging from semi damages car No one suffered injury in an accident on state Route 144, eight miles east of Hawesville on October 26. The accident happened at 6 a.m. and Hancock County Sheriff’s Deputy BJ Burton filed the accident report. Corey A. Wagner of Winamac, Ind. was driving a 2008 Freightliner east on…
Read MoreThe desperate needs of Erica; paralyzed for life
Erica Brown is lifted out of her wheelchair by her husband Matthew at their Cloverport apartment complex Monday. Matthew is Erica’s primary caregiver followed the March 19 crash in Hawesville which left her paralyzed from the chest down. Matthew Brown wrestles the heavy lift device into the bed of his small Ford Ranger, something he…
Read MoreHawesville Halloween Hours; October 31
October 31st Hawesville’s “trick or treat” hours: 5:00 pm to 8:00 pm. Be safe and have fun!
Read MoreHornets win in a wild battle over McLean
It was a district battle ‘til the end when Hancock County defeated McLean County 22-12 here at Schafer–Glover Field Friday. The win put the Hornets in the driver’s seat for a home playoff game, but they still need to beat Todd County tomorrow night to secure it. “This was a good win. The kids really…
Read MoreVolleyball season ends for Hancock at district tourney
The HCHS Lady Hornets volleyball team saw their season come to an end on Monday when they fell to Meade County in the 11th District tournament held at Breckinridge County High School won by set scores of 25-11, 25-8 and 25-12. “Meade County came to play and that’s what it boils down to, but our…
Read MoreDuncan family critically injured in wreck on Hwy. 60
A severe traffic accident Thursday afternoon, October 14, sent three members of the Duncan family to the hospital. All three needed to be flown by air ambulance to the University of Louisville Hospital for the treatment of their injuries. Joann Duncan, husband Charles Duncan and granddaughter Brooklyn Conkright all suffered extremely serious injuries in the…
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